About "We Are speaking our language - An end to loneliness"
Project Overview
Expected Outcomes
Project Overview
"We Are Speaking Our Language – An End to Loneliness” is a Holocaust Companion Program aimed at providing meaningful support and Yiddish-speaking companionship and song to as many Holocaust survivors as possible, while we can. Especially in the aftermath of October 7, we have an opportunity to bring comfort and warmth to these survivors,
"We Are Speaking Our Language – An End to Loneliness” is a Holocaust Companion Program aimed at providing meaningful support and Yiddish-speaking companionship and song to as many Holocaust survivors as possible, while we can. Especially in the aftermath of October 7, we have an opportunity to bring comfort and warmth to these survivors, assuring them that there is still vibrant Jewish life in the world!
Objective
Expected Outcomes
Project Overview
To honor our living legacy by providing compassionate and culturally sensitive companionship to Holocaust survivors in Yiddish through monthly or twice-monthly home visits, engaging in conversation and in interactive singalongs of Yiddish and Jewish songs. There would also be group activities and concerts connecting survivors to each othe
To honor our living legacy by providing compassionate and culturally sensitive companionship to Holocaust survivors in Yiddish through monthly or twice-monthly home visits, engaging in conversation and in interactive singalongs of Yiddish and Jewish songs. There would also be group activities and concerts connecting survivors to each other. As a Yiddish-speaking cantor, speaker and teacher with a national career as a performer of Yiddish, I would be the primary Program representative, to be joined over time by others.
In addition, with permission, we would film these encounters. One child of a survivor said, “We’ve got a lot of filmed testimony, but what we need is to see survivors as individuals, with real lives. How about, instead of survivors who happen to be people, people who happen to be survivors?” Resulting video footage could contribute to a documentary, in addition to additing previously untold stories to the collective historical record.
Expected Outcomes
Expected Outcomes
Expected Outcomes
* Enhanced emotional well-being and decreased feelings of loneliness among Holocaust survivors.
* Preservation and celebration of Yiddish language, culture and traditions.
* Strengthened sense of connection and belonging within the Jewish community.
* Improved quality of life through meaningful social interactions and cultural engagement.
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